bits of an healthy lifestyle

Tag: food

I entitle this post “busy days” but it features just one picture… Well, my camera is in a bad mood lately and will only charge every other day which means I only have my phone most of times. And phone pictures are okay-ish for Instagram but here I’d rather only post good quality ones! for every other picture you can still catch me @fitonova_ ! Welle these past days I have been pretty busy, I’m starting to take training/diet to another level which means I’m reaaaaally more into it ! Yesterday I worked out on my lunch break (biceps/core/shoulder) and went back in the evening to meet my beautiful friend Meryl and added another session (back/glutes). I also went to the gym this morning , hit hamstrings and quads and back…. Safe to say, if soreness could kill I’d be dead by now!

On the diet side of life, I no longer have sugar cravings! I really don’t know how this happened! I bought some chocolate the other day and still haven’t eaten it! crazy right? Well it’s a good news for me because I no longer have to fight these cravings, let’s hope it lasts! Above is a picture from tonight’s meal, I hesitated between having sushis or pizza as a cheatmeal, but the only thing I really wanted was stuffed zucchini! it’s so simple to do and so healthy it’s not even a cheatmeal ! All you have to do is cut the zucchini into 2, remove the inside and stuff it with a mix of ground beef,/mushrooms/herbs, a bit of olive oil and also low fat cheese! 40 min in oven at 180°C ! For those interested, the whole plate is about 200kcal/14P/9F/8C ! Now i’ll just chill at home and watch Hannibal 🙂 cosy evenings are the best! I’d also like to add that tomorrow is a very important day, we get to vote in France. It’s a right, but it’s also a duty! If you want to make things change you have to get your ass off the couch and head to the vote place! Nothing will ever change if we don’t give our opinions! There’s so many countries where people can’t vote and have no choice, we have it so we have to take advantage of it and take a few minutes for it 🙂

I’m really hoping you’re having a great saturday night, either you’re going partying or just chilling like me! 🙂

I. Am. Tired. Like, awfully tired. It’s how it feels when you’ve finished your first day back to work right ? : ) But it was nonetheless a very good day, I was in a great mood and it’s all that matters. I’ve been feeling well lately and it shows ! I don’t stress that easily anymore, I smile and laugh more, and it’s becoming a virtuous circle. I appreciate that, I’ve been feeling down for long so it’s like sunshine after rain : ) went home for 30min crazy cardio, then FOOOOOOOOOD then bed. That’s all. Not a single thing more !

I’m the kind of girl who’s ultra chronic and build new habits out of anything and everything. But if there’s a ritual I’ll never let go of, it has to be friday one! I like to spoil myself a bit when the work week is over and it’s nearly always about food. I’m a food lover, I love good things and I have a sweet tooth for sure! Some wine, candies and chocolate, strawberries and olives… And my furry baby Goldie ❤ Everything I love! I’m very happy this week because my baby plants are growing stronger everyday and it warms my heart like crazy! I’ve also started to watch a new series which is called The Handmaid’s Tale, it’s a real strange one and I don’t know how I feel about it yet… But you should give it a watch! I hope your week has been super cool and that you’ll spoil yourself too, it’s super good for the mental 🙂

It doesn’t quite look like it, but there’s a funny story behind this recipe. To be honest, I’ve never eaten any cheesecake before. In France, cheese is often quite smelly and doesn’t match quite well with sugar, so the only idea of some sweet cake topped with cheese wasn’t very appealing to me. We recently created a kind of cooking thing at work where we all have to bring cakes on a thursday turn to turn. And last week was mine! So I decided to give the awesome looking recipe a go, only to discover it was very sweet cheese like Philadelphia. Shame on me! 🙂

Blend 200 gr of Speculoos biscuits and add warm butter to it. Mix well and coat the bottom of muffin mold with it. Press firmly. In another recipient, mix the Phildelphia and cottage cheese, add the grains of a vanilla pod, sugar. Add this mix in the muffin mold.

Cook in a 180°C oven for about 30 minutes. Cheese should jiggle a bit. Put out to cool on a window sill, then gently unmold the bites. I topped mine with chocolate cupcake topping and my, it was so good! Always making a good impression to that last minute friend coming over for coffee ! ♥

If you came on this blog once or twice, there’s a chance you’ve remarked how much posts are food related, which reflects my life because, let’s be honest, eating is my favorite hobby. But more than eating, it’s the process that I enjoy more, same goes for fitness. Many shared their “What I eat in a day” post already, and I like to see what everyone’s having! It inspires me in my daily food preps and give me new ideas everytime! So I thought maybe I should give it a go?

This weekend has certainly not been the most productive one, I barely went to the gym and enjoyed a few days of rest after a tiring work week. But, having this said, I did not stayed laying on the couch either. I’ve hung my TRX on my front door and everytime I passed by, I went for 2 sets of abs or one-leg burpees. So many little tricks to stay active! I think tomorrow would be fine to record some special moves on TRX that I really think are dope effective! And now it’s finally it’s time to eat, mixed salad with chips, bacon and eggs. What could I ask for? Have a nice sunday night peeps 🙂

I am appreciative of many many things in life, but asian food is the all-time winner. Of course, not every asian food is healthy, but most of it is, and is done in simply ways, with a huge sense of respect for what it provides to us. Not to mention all those people aged +100, healthy and still doing great on some japanese beaches! When we take a step back, there are so many great ways to feed our spirits and bodies on this little blue planet! Superfood packed with vitamins and anti oxiants and other fabulous nutrients! That’s really a thing I enjoy thinking about, it makes my heart feel happy! This day’s been a good day (partly because of the amazing food I’ve eaten) but also because I woke up in a great mode, confident, and even did my make up for once! True story of a lazy girl…Then after work I went to the gym for legs + back. I like when days go busy like this but there’s no frustration or competition or any “I have to”, just some “I want to” 🙂